Overall Green Drought alert for Europe-2023 in Belgium, Netherlands from 21 May 2023 00:00 UTC to 10 Sep 2023 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Drought for Europe-2023

in Belgium, Netherlands

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 4 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID	DR 1016401
Name:	Europe-2023
Glide number:	DR-2023-000138-AUT
Countries:	Belgium, Netherlands
Start Date:	End of May 2023
Duration:	103 days (at 10 Sep 2023)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 3673 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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